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Polis to Biden: Reschedule marijuana before 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Gov. Jared Polis and a group of state governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday, "expressing hope" that marijuana will be rescheduled by the end of the year.Polis was joined in the letter by the governors of Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, New York and New Jersey. When will you get your next TABOR check? In the letter, the governors noted that the Department of Health and Human Services has recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. This would move the drug to a less restrictive category under federal law.“We hope that DEA will follow suit and reschedule cannabis to Schedule III this year, given that 88 percent of Americans are in favor of legalization for medical or recreational use," the governors' letter states. "Rescheduling cannabis aligns with a safe, regulated product that Americans can trust."Cannabis is currently a Schedule I drug, listed among those considered to have no acce...

Body of missing Denver-area kayaker recovered from Lake Granby

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The body of a 21-year-old who went missing on Lake Granby on Sunday has been recovered.The man was from the Denver metro area. However, his identity has not been released. A rescue operation began early Sunday after a 911 call about a man in the water near Deer Island at around 6:45 a.m.A friend told the Grand County Sheriff's Office that the two had spent the night on the island and were kayaking to their vehicle on the shore. The friend said the wind made his friend's kayak capsize and caused him to fall into the lake.The friend said he was unable to save his friend before he went underwater, but was able to get himself back to shore. Colorado’s county clerks: Ballot initiative would radically change elections Rescuers were able to search the area with the help of Colorado Parks and Wildlife and a boat from Beacon Landing Marina. However, there were heavy winds and choppy water on the lake because of a snowstorm in the area.Search operations were suspended Sunda...

Farm animals killed in Brighton barn fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — Brighton firefighters responded to a barn fire Tuesday afternoon that killed multiple farm animals outside a home on Almstead Street."There were three pigs and three goats killed in the fire, and numerous chickens that all survived," Brighton Fire Marshal Elizabeth Bednarcik said. Fire investigators said they are still looking into what caused the fire, but they did confirm there were heat lamps."We are looking into where those were placed inside the barn," Bednarcik said. Polis to Biden: Reschedule marijuana before 2024 Bednarcik said this time of year, they respond to a lot of calls at places similar to this barn for secondary fires from heat lamps. She said some owners do everything they can to keep their outdoor animals warm."If you think about the inside of a barn, you have lots of flammable items," Bednarcik said. Bednarcik said Mother Nature was working on their side, because while the fire did travel outside the barn, it wasn't windy outside."Lucki...

Westminster police get new tools to combat speeding and street racing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Westminster Police Department is working to stop speeding and street racing with the help of a new $80,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office.Westminster police say they get a lot of complaints about street racing and speeding. They say the additional funds will pay for officers to work extra shifts to focus on speed, and the money will pay for 10 new laser speed guns."Just by being out there working speeding, we are hoping to deter some of those people who might think about street racing through our city," Westminster Police Investigator Cheri Spottke said."What we see is that these car clubs and such meet up in large parking lots, and then when they are leaving that parking lot to go to another parking lot is usually when the street racing happens," Spottke said. Polis to Biden: Reschedule marijuana before 2024 Westminster police also work with property managers at large retail locations to issue trespass n...

Enjoy interactive art exhibit as Artechouse in Miami Beach celebrates 5th anniversary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

Art is subjective. In fact, you can even say it’s just a pigment of your imagination. See what I did there?But this week in SoFlo, you don’t just have to look at all the cool artwork in town. You can actually be part of it.Deco’s own masterpiece, Alex Miranda is in Miami Beach with more.Alex?You don’t need a code word to fully immerse yourself in the new exhibit at Artechouse in Miami Beach. Zach Lieberman: “So this is an exhibition called future sketches/code poems, and it’s really about kinda what is the future of art.”Artist Zach Lieberman brings art to life by mixing mediums. Zach Lieberman: “Using computers and technology but really to make interesting interactions, experiments. Things that take the body as input and transform it in all kinds of ways.”Interactive is the key word here. Zach Lieberman: “It’s art that you can experience, so you can use your voice, you can use your gesture, you can use your body, you...

19-year-old arraigned in connection with fight, stabbing in Chelsea

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

A 19-year-old was arraigned Tuesday, accused of stabbing a 17-year-old in Chelsea Monday afternoon, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced. The incident happened in the area of Hawthorne Street near Park Square around 3:45 p.m. Speaking with reporters on Monday, Chelsea Police Captain David Betz said an initial 911 caller reported a fight involving multiple people and weapons.In its update Tuesday, the DA’s office said responding officers soon found a juvenile with stab wounds to his lower abdomen and lower back. The DA’s office said officers spoke to witnesses and viewed video surveillance in the area showing three people chasing a group into a home on Hawthorne Street. The DA’s office continued, saying a man later identified as Kenny Cuyuch of East Boston was seen in video approaching the home and throwing what appeared to be a large rock through a window. “The group is then seen exiting the home with baseball bats and chasing after Cuyuch down Hawt...

‘Widespread’ sexual and gender-based crimes committed during Hamas attack, Israeli officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

By SAM MEDNICK (Associated Press)JERUSALEM (AP) — A man hiding in a pit during the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on an outdoor music festival in Israel said he heard someone nearby screaming she was being raped. Elsewhere in the area, a combat paramedic saw the body of a young woman with her legs open, her pants pulled down, and what looked like semen on her lower back. An army reservist who was tasked with identifying those killed said some of the women were found wearing only bloodied underwear.Such accounts given to The Associated Press, along with first assessments by an Israeli rights group, show that sexual assault was part of an atrocities-filled rampage by Hamas and other Gaza fighters who killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took more than 240 hostages that day.While investigators are still trying to determine the scope of the sexual assaults, Israel’s government is accusing the international community, particularly the United Nations, of ignoring the pain of Israe...

Failed Boston City Council redistricting process cost taxpayers $700G

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

The Boston City Council’s failed redistricting process left taxpayers on the hook for more than $700,000 in legal fees associated with a lawsuit that forced a federal judge to throw out an electoral map that likely violated the Constitution.The city, which, along with the Council and Mayor Michelle Wu was sued after an initial map was passed by the body last fall, incurred roughly $349,000 in legal fees, plus another $54,000 for outside consultants, a Wu spokesperson said.As part of a federal court settlement reached in October, per the docket, the city agreed to pay $313,500 in legal fees for the plaintiffs, bringing its total tab to $717,211, the spokesperson said.City Council President Ed Flynn, who joined three of his colleagues in voting against a failed map that landed the body in court, told the Herald he had confirmed higher consultant costs with the city’s law department, which placed the total legal bill closer to $1 million.“Taxpayers should be outraged — it was completel...

True or false: The resurgence of the Chicago Bears defense will help Matt Eberflus save his job

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

The Chicago Bears took the good vibes from a 12-10 last-minute win over the Minnesota Vikings into their bye week, hoping the confidence and momentum from that triumph can fuel them down the stretch of the season.With four games in December and an early January finale against the Green Bay Packers, the Bears still have significant tests ahead and are showing more reasons to feel encouraged by their improvements. But they are still well outside the playoff picture in a very ordinary NFC and will have to be sharp this weekend to have any chance at upsetting the division-leading Detroit Lions at Soldier Field.The Lions rallied from 12 points down late in the fourth quarter three weeks ago to stun the Bears 31-26 and added another exciting victory to their resume Sunday, downing the New Orleans Saints 33-28. So what’s next for the 4-8 Bears as they try to create direction? What’s the sense of how coach Matt Eberflus is doing? And what else deserves mention as the team return...

Boston City Council airs out immigrant voting rights proposal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:02 GMT

A majority of city councilors indicated their support for a proposal that would grant voting rights to immigrants with “legal status,” but election officials said such a change could prove challenging, in terms of tracking those new voters.The proposed home rule petition, put forward by Councilor Kendra Lara, was discussed during a Tuesday afternoon hearing, where the Council, advocates and city election officials attempted to sketch out how the potential policy change would look in Boston.“We have people who, despite not being given a voice in their local government through the ballot, have worked, sacrificed and invested in their neighborhoods, and all people should have a say in the decisions that impact their daily lives,” Lara said.The only relevant example of such a policy change, however, was presented by Jessie Carpenter, city clerk for Takoma Park, Maryland, which according to an October press release, marked 30 years of non-citizen voting last month.Unlike what is being pr...